Snowplow



Nov. 1, 1927.

J. T. soMNls f sNowPLow 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed F. 26. 1927 i125 tial-ly broken away;

Patented Nov. 1, 1927;

UI-TED-1STATES JOHN 5r. 'sor/mls, or' CoNGnR,' M'INNEsoTA.

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- *This invention relates to snow plows andv I more particularly to the construction Aof 'a Y small snow plow for removing snow from adjacent the railsl of a railway. ,5 An important object vof the invention is to 'produce adevice of this character, particularly adapted for use in cleaning the track of light snows and 'which maybe propelled byV ,andl controlled from the ordinary motor 'i l0 car used by trackmen in railway work.

\ A further object of the invention is to provvide a ldevice ofthis character whichmay be attached to the ordinary push car or trailer 'j 'used'for transporting tools for use intrack These androther objects attain by the construction shown 'in the accompanying drawings, whereinfor'tlie purpose of illus-` tration is shown a 'preferred embodiment ofv '20 Amy invention and Vwherein Figure 1 is a plan view of a push car embodyingsnow plow attachments constructed" in accordance with my invention; A y Figure 2 is a side elevationv thereof, rpar- F'gure 8 is a section onjthe line 8 3 of Figuren r f Figure lis a section onthe line 1 -l of Figure 1;

l 'i V30 A Figure 5 is a detailoftheshaftemployed.

beam a plurality of hangers 13 which are arranged in pairs located at opposite sidesv` of the platform. Mounted for rocking 5 5 movement-:in bearings 14 .formed by the lower ends'. of the hangers is alshaft 15, thel Y center of which is preferablyV offset, as atV .$16, fora purpose presently to appear.

Y To the shaftintermediate each pair of hangers is secured the rear end of a blade 17, the sides ovvhiCh, adjacent the'forward` .fendV thereof, have flanges 18 combining with the lblade tol produce la scoop. The outer flange 18:10f eachscoop operates immediately the corresponding sidev of, the carv 10.V vTo "inner 'edge with a side `wall 29. nedge of the bottoni-28,' which is yat an angle In accordance with my invention, I secure'w `to the rear'- end of the platform and this adjacent the inner face 'of the Wheel f19atf the flanges 18 arepivoted the lower ends in links-20, the -npper ends of whichfproject Ithroughopenings 21 formed inthe car floor i' 12 and plates 22applied` to the `upperfsurf 60 face thereof. These 'links' have coacting sel ries of vertically spaced openings'23 throughi bai-,by .its engagement-with thejplate 22, nia-y limit downward movement of the links and. accordingl'y` of the blade'. .i Tothe vshaft 1511s secured an arm 25, `the upper end off* 'which a bar. 24 maybe passed," so that this whichihas connected theretoanoperating by 'means ofV which the car is drawn, or rear-- f'wardly to a pusher, bymeans 'offyvhich:theVv i' cani-s operated. Thisbar servesu as ameans for elevatingthe forward v0r scoop ends of Y vthe'blades 17" 'to permit passage' thereof over cattle-guards, crossings or thelike; Associated with each blade 5171 is a deflector, generally designated at 27. Y This deflector` 'hasfa bottom vwall 28, the forward i edge of `which alignsfwith andi extends in close proximity to therear or pivotedfedgeofthe ba.r26r\vli.ich may. Vbe either'y directedfgfor-V 4wa'rdly overpth'e car. l10 to a `traction device,-

associated blade 17and is' pr-ovidedfalongiits The rear tothe longitudinal axis .of .the car -10,lilre wise hasa'wall 30, the'upper edge ofwhich wardl edge of .thebottom 28 from "a point aV little outward of fthe' associatedblade. 17 is beveled rearwardly,` sothat it substantially is arcuate'ly curvedY yand overhangs the bottom wall 28, as indicated at 31. lThe for- Y parallels the rear edge of the blade and 'isf' likewise provided with a. wall, asjindicated at 31a.. The outer edge of the bottom has Ilo if wall and constitutes the discharge edge of` the delector. This discharge edge is ar-` ranged outwardly of the rails over which the wheels of the truck are passing.

In the use of the device, the snow gathered up by the scoop of each blade passes rear#l wardly over the blade and upon the bottom of the associated 'deflecton snow following the device, the sno-w is crowded from the deflect-or and when a device of this character' vis operatedl at a speed Urged by the` 105 'Y Vof fifteento eighteen miles an hour, will be f i Y thrown to the outside ofthe track rails a distance lofve to ten feet." It willbe noted y that' theV blades only remove-a trough-ad# 11o l. .king ofthe snow at the `rail'fiwhichwouldt'f .t j

probably` Yresult inderailmentlof cars pass-.jg 1 1 jacent each rail, vthus insuring againstpaclrinner face of a rail over which t ing thereovei'-, TheV offsetting lof the shaft 15 at 16 enables the shaft to clear snow left at the center of the tracks. While the device hereinbefore illustrated is provided with two of the plow elements, it will be obvious that a single plowl element can be employed,l

if so desired.

Since the construction is otherwise capable of a certain range of change andv modification `without materially departing fromthe spirit'of Athe invention, l' donot limit myself to such specific structure except as liereiny after claimed. f n v l 1- I i claini,:-

AlJIn Vcombinatioii with a Ywheeled platforin thewheels of vwhich are adapted for engagement withv the rails of a railroad rright-of-way, bearings secured to and supported from said platform', a shaft oscilylatable in said bearings, means for oscillating the shaft, a blade carried by the shaft and having its outer edge extending adJacent the he platform is passing,y means for limiting downward z movement ofthe free edge of said blade,

means supported from the platform receiving vmaterial discharged from the reai edge lofi-the blade and deflecting the saine toene side of the right-of-way, said blade at the sides thereof having vertically extending flanges combining with the forward end oftheblade toy produce a scoop, the meansk lim- -iting` downward movement of the blade com- -riglit-of-way, bearingsfseoured tok and supported-from said platform, a shaft oscil-V 'latablelin said bearings, kmeans foroscillating the shaft, a blade carried by the shaft and having its outer edge extending adjacent 'the inner face of a rail over which the platform is passing, means for limitingdownf ward movement of the free edge of said blade, means .supported from therplatform receiving material discharged from the rear edge of the blade'and defleeting the Vsame to one side ofthe right-of-way, said means limiting downward movement of the blade` comprising links pivoted to the blade and extending upwardly ti rough the {platform and means adjustable upon theupper ends of the links for operatively engaging the platform tov limit downward movement of the links. Y Y

3. ln combination with a wheeled platform thewlieels of which are adapted for engagement withA the rails of a railroad right-of-way, 'bearings secured to and snp-k ported from said platform, a shaft Y oscillatable insaidpbearings, means for oscillating the shaft, a blade cairied'by the shaftan'd having' its outer edge extending adjacent the inner face of a rail over which the alatf`oimk is passing, means for limiting downward inoven'ient of the free edge ofsaid blade `and a deflector supported from thewplatform having a bot-tom wall the forward edge of which is co-planar with the forward edge .of the (blade, a rear wall extending upwardly from said bottom wall and arranged at an angle to the longitudinal airis of the wheeled n platform, the outer edge of said bottom wall constituting a discharge edge and being` arranged outwardly of the rails over which 'the wheels of the platform are passing, the re- `maining edges of said bottom wallwith the exception of that portion thereof confrontin said blade'havinewalls retainin T ru ion D i b the bottom wall material delivered thereto from the blade. H

Y ln testimony whereof l hereunto aflif; my

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